William Denis Kendall

William Denis Kendall, generally known as Denis Kendall, (27 May 1903 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England – 19 July 1995 in Los Angeles, California), was a controversial, British, Independent, Member of Parliament. From 1942-1950, he was the Member for Grantham, Lincolnshire and was the subject of investigation by the British Security Services, MI5 and MI6. In April 2008, the British government finally released his dossier.

When he was fourteen, William Denis Kendall ran away to sea and made £5,000—a huge sum at the time—helping police raid opium dens along China's Yangtze River before running a waterfront cabaret in Shanghai. He then relocated to the US as a steeplejack. Later, he went to work for a Philadelphia car plant and eventually became works manager for the Paris Citroen car factory.

In 1938, Kendall went to Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, and became Managing Director of an arms production company. He was aided in this by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Lord Brownlow. Kendall became a member or affiliate of the British National Party (BNP). His company, the Manufacturing and Research Company Ltd (MARCO or BMARC), was closely linked to a Swiss-based firm with German connections. Kendall attracted the notice of the British security service for his Fascist sympathies, his suspected German links, his possible involvement in arms trafficking and his notorious indiscretion.

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